With next year's federal IT budget proposal calling cloud computing a "major part of the strategy to achieve efficient and effective IT," MeriTalk has developed a new online tool to help agencies begin to move applications to the cloud.
Though personalized product recommendations are an increasingly important part of ecommerce, customers are not impressed. According to a survey by recommendation service provider ChoiceStream, 59 percent of online shoppers reported receiving poor quality recommendations in 2009 - a 31 percent increase from 2008.